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No kid wants to be different than his or her friends.
I certainly didn’t, especially in those early school and tween years when just being “normal” seems the biggest challenge. Type 1 came into my life just before kindergarten began and was along for the entire ride throughout my school years, so I’ve got vivid memories of being angry that I was so different because of my diabetes.
Those memories are what make me so…

All we can say is whew! This week the California Supreme Court ruled that the law in that state doesn't mean that only school nurses are qualified to give insulin shots to students with diabetes. In a critical victory for the D-Community, the court says "trained, unlicensed school personnel" can also take on the task of administering insulin as long as both a doctor and parents give their OK.
Halle-freakin-lujah!
We're incredibly relieved to hear…